Hesperantha coccinea syn. Schizostylis coccinea

Hesperantha coccinea (Backj.&Harv.)Goldblatt &J.C.Manning Iridaceae previously known as Schizostylis coccinea River Lily, Kaffir lily. Distribution: South Africa and Zimbabwe. Schizostylis is Greek for 'divided style' - the style is in three parts coccinea means 'red'. Hesperantha is Greek for 'evening flower' as the flowers open late in the day. No medicinal use. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.